Insulator attachment.



J. A. KBPHART.

INSULATOR ATTACHMENT.

ABPLIGATION FILED AUG.15, 1913.

1,105,52 1. Patenea July 28,1914.

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INSULATOR ATTACHMENT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed August 15, 1913.

Patented-July 28, 1914. Serial No. 784,994.

To all whom 'it may concern:

Be it lmown that I, JOHN KEPHART, a citizen of the United States, residing at l/Vellston, in the county of Lincoln and State of Oklahoma, have invented new and useful Improvements in Insulator Attachments, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in attachments for insulators and has particular application to a wire holding device.

In carrying out the present invention, it is my purpose to provide a device of the class described which may be readily applied to an insulator on the cross arm of a pole or the like and which will receive and effectively grip the line wires or conductors and' eliminate the necessity of wrapping or winding such conductors about the insulator.

It is also my purpose to provide a device of the type set forth which will embrace the desired features of simplicity, eiiiciency and durability coupled `with clieapness of cost in manufacture and marketing and which may be readily applied to and removed from the insulator.

With the above and other objects in view, the invention consists in the construction, combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter set forth in and falling within the scope of the claims.

In the accompanying drawing, Figure 1A is a view in elevation of an 'insulator equipped with a wire holding device cony structed in accordance with the present invention, and Fig. 2 is a detail perspective view of the device removed from the insulator.

Referring now to the accompanying drawing in detail, the numeral 1 designates a glass insulator of the well known type having the usual grooves 2, 3 formed therein and spaced apart. This insulator as is well known is adapted to be threaded onto the pins carried by cross arms on the wire supporting poles so as to support the line wires or conductors.` I c My attachment comprises a split metallic band 4: disposed within the groove 3 in the insulator and having the extremities thereof outturned as at 5 and suitably clamped together through the medium of a rivet 6. Passed through the outturned portions adjacent to the rivet 6 is a pivot pin 7 upon which is mounted one end of a lever 8, such lever adjacent to the pivot pin being formed with a laterally projecting heel 9 coperating with notches 10, 10 formed in the upper edges of the outturned ends 5 of the band lto receive the line wires or conductors. The outer edge of this lever is preferably notched as at 11 to receive a loop 12 mounted within the eyes 13 formed in the outturned ends 14 of a strip 15 disposed within the groove 2.

F rom the foregoing description taken in connection with the accompanying drawing, the construction and manner of employing my invention will be readily apparent. `When it is desired to secure a line wire to the insulator, the loop l2 is swung out of engagement with the lever 8 and the latter moved about the pivot pin 7 so that the heel 9 moves away from the notches 10, 10. The line wires are now disposed within the notches and the lever swung upwardly whereby the heel engages the line wires and coperates with the notches to hold such wires in position, the loop being swung over the free end of the lever and engaged in one or another of the notches 11.

It will be observed that I have provided an attaching device for insulators whereby line wires may be secured thereto without necessitating the wrapping of the wires about the insulators as usual.

I claim:

1. The combination with an insulator, of a wire holding device comprising a split band surrounding said insulatory and having the ends thereof outturned and formed with notches in the upper edges thereof, a lever pivoted between its ends and formed with a heel coperating with said notches to hold a wire in position, and means carried by said insulator for locking said lever against movement.

2. The combination with an insulator, of

a Wire holding device comprising a split second band and designed to engage Said band surrounding said insulator and having lever to hold the latter against movement. 10 the ends thereof outturned and formed with In testimony whereof I aiix my signanotches in the upper edges thereof, a lever ture in presence of tWo Witnesses.

pivoted between its ends and formed with a JOHN A. KEPHART. heel coperating with said notches to hold Witnesses: a Wire in position, a second band surround- B. R. KEPHART,

ing said insulator, and a loop carried by said A. E. KEPHART. 

